Tag Archives: Bede

Celts to the Crèche: Day 34 Benedict Biscop of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow 628-January 12, 690 Benedict Biscop was the founding Abbot of the famous Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Monasteries in Northeast England in the late 7th century where The Venerable Bede (see … Continue reading →

Celts to the Crèche: Day 7 Bishop Eadfrith of Lindisfarne -721 AD On this 7th day of our journey towards Bethlehem with the Celts to the Crèche, we ecounter Eadfrith who was a Bishop of Lindisfarne (Holy Island) in Northumbria. … Continue reading →

Celts to the Creche: Day 29 Abbess Ælfflæd of Whitby About 655 or 656-February 8, 713 AD On this 29th day of our journey to the creche where Christ was born, we meet Ælfflæd who was the second or third Abbess … Continue reading →

Celts to the Creche: Day 19 St. Bathilde (Balthide) of Chelles 626/7-January 30, 680/687 On this 19th day of our journey with Celts to the Creche, we encounter St. Bathilde of Chelles, also known as Queen Balthilde and Baldechildis of … Continue reading →

Celts to the Creche: Day 23 The Venerable Bede 672/673-May 25, 735 AD On this 23rd day of our journey with the Celts to the Creche, we meet Bede who was a historian, theologian, monk, scholar, writer, scribe, and a person … Continue reading →

Celts to the Creche: Day 10 St. Fursey c597-January 16, 649 AD On our 10th day of our journey of the Celts to the Creche, we meet St. Fursey (Fursa, Fursei, Furseus) who was the first recorded Irish missionary to Anglo-Saxon … Continue reading →

Celts to the Crèche: Day 2 St. Hilda of Whitby 613/614-November 17, 680 AD On this 2nd day of our pilgrimage with the Celts to the Crèche, we journey with St. HILDA (Hild) OF WHITBY. She was an Abbess and the founder of … Continue reading →